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njh Regular user Baltimore, MD 143 Posts 
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Does anyone here own "The Best of Benzais" by Johnny Benzais. It's an old booklet, out of print. If so, what are your favorite effects?
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dam0n Regular user 150 Posts
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Nope...but benzais slipcut sure comes to mind..=)
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Rennie Inner circle I think I have about 1797 Posts
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On 2005-06-20 00:31, njh wrote: I have the booklet and have not looked at it in quite a while. I do remember a very unique coin vanish though involving setting the coin in your left thumb crotch from a right hand thumb palm allowing you to show both hands empty and than producing the coin again.Never saw that move before.As I recall Benzais died at a very early age from I believe a car accident. Rennie
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Paul Chosse V.I.P. 1955 - 2010 2389 Posts
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The Gordian Knot...
Best, PSC
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Will Field New user Long Island, New York 12 Posts
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The Benzais Concealment and The Secret of Gorius.
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Eric Jones V.I.P. Director of Product Development 2101 Posts
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I own it......
My favorite effect to try to duplicate is Stabbed in the Pack......its been keeping me up nights. However, my favorite effects from the little red book happen to be coin items.....
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chappy Special user 764 Posts
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If my memory serves me, one of the things that fooled me the most of the Prime Time Marlo DVD involved the Benzais cop(same Benzais?)
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Bradley Morgan Special user 703 Posts
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Stabbed in the Pack for sure. Very hard though.
Best
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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts
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Old thread, but I just saw it - can't resist answering. Johnny Benzais was a close friend. Stabbed In The Pack is my effect, and Johnny thought he knew what I was doing. He asked my permission to publish it in his book. I also thought he knew what I was doing. He didn't. the "toss" into the deck is the same, but my original method is NOT an estimation trick. Best - HARRY LORAYNE.
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DStachowiak Inner circle Baltimore, MD 2158 Posts
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I have the book. I have always liked the coin material, and I have incorporated some of his ideas in my Coins Through the Table
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Posted: Jun 20, 2005 04:31 am 